Who really owns Britain’s waterways?
Stop press: Fleet Street is officially full of sewage. Flicking through the papers this morning, Steerpike was intrigued to see…
Boris cashes in with £2.5 million pay-day
It seems the days of ex-prime ministers going quietly into the sunset of retirement are well and truly dead. By…
Poll: public want a ‘modest’ coronation
Strikes. Inflation. Political instability. It’s been a pretty miserable few months in Britain – but some in government are hoping…
Could Boris Johnson run for president? ‘I don’t rule it out’
The 2024 race for the White House is on. Donald Trump is in, Nikki Haley is getting ready, Joe Biden…
Boris battles the Kremlin over Putin threats
Ding, ding, ding! In the red corner, it’s the menacing goons of Moscow’s Red Square. And in the blue corner,…
Next Tory chairman: runners and riders
One man’s loss is another man’s gain and few know that maxim better than Conservative MPs. Members of the parliamentary…
Nadhim turns on the media
So. Farewell then. Nadhim Zahawi. It’s been quite the six months for the onetime favourite to succeed Boris Johnson. He…
Alan Cumming’s bizarre OBE stunt
Congratulations must go to Alan Cumming who has today worked out what the acronym ‘OBE’ stands for – a mere…
Is Prince Harry holding Meghan back?
A big house, Californian sunshine, oodles of dosh and, of course, priceless privacy – life in Montecito must be pretty…
Hong Kong row embroils Commonwealth group
A most undiplomatic row has engulfed one of Westminster’s most prestigious groups. The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association boasts 180 branches around…
Rod Stewart calls time on the Tories
Rod Stewart has been a Conservative supporter for some time – but no longer. The ageing rocker, who congratulated Boris…
Guardian in ‘institutional racism’ storm
Oh dear. It seems that the world’s wokest newspaper is in a bit of a mess of its own making.…
Has Starmer’s Davos gambit backfired?
Ah, the World Economic Forum: that annual jamboree for plutocratic banksters, avaricious industrialists and superannuated spongers to come together in…
Truss and Kwarteng start their own companies
It’s a busy time for ex-Prime Ministers. Theresa May has been totting up her thousands in speaking fees while Boris…
Even Iran’s mullahs have turned on Prince Harry
Is there anyone left who likes Prince Harry? His popularity is plunging, his allies have turned on him – and…
Shock as the New York Times praises Britain
Ah, the New York Times. For years now, the world’s worst newspaper has painted a grim picture of Britain as…
Boris: Tories must unite
To the Carlton Club, that Palladian monument to power. Last night it hosted the unveiling of Boris Johnson’s new portrait,…
Boris Johnson falls victim to Grant Shapps’ photoshop fail
It seems that Grant Shapps’ day has just gone from bad to worse. Having cursed the Virgin Orbit mission by…
Progressives turn on Prince Harry after Lady Hussey defence
One of the more surprising moments in Sunday night’s ITV interview was when Prince Harry sought to defend Lady Susan…
ITV’s interview with Prince Harry was a missed opportunity
For days now, there has been great excitement about Prince Harry’s first UK television interview. Here, at long last, was…
Did Tom Bradby ask Prince Harry ‘the tough questions’?
Poor old Tom Bradby. He got the interview that everyone wants to watch – the first sit-down with Prince Harry…
The Observer’s embarrassing John Stonehouse blunder
Oh dear. In their endless Tory-bashing quest, it seems that the Observer has blundered again. The release of a new…
Does Harry’s own ghostwriter dislike him?
You really have to wonder what Harry and Meghan, hunkered down in their Montecito wellness bunker, currently make of the…
Five times Harry invaded other people’s privacy
‘It never needed to be this way,’ sighs Prince Harry in the trailer for his forthcoming ITV interview: ‘the leaking…
Did Stonewall invent 300,000 non-existent trans people?
How many people in Britain are transgender? Until today, there hasn’t been an official answer to that question. New census…
